1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
The 1988–89 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Jarrett Durham and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, PA. The Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 12–4 in NEC play. They won the 1989 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 16 seed in the West Region and played top-ranked, No. 1 seed Arizona in the first round. The Colonials were beaten 94–60[1] to end their season.
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NEC Regular Season Champions NEC Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
1988–89 record | 21–9 (12–4 NEC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | Charles L. Sewall Center |
1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist* | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis (NY) | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1989 NEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1988* |
at West Virginia | W 75–67 | 1–0 |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | |||||||
Nov 30, 1988* |
at Pittsburgh | L 62–75 | 1–1 |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1989* |
Long Island University NEC Tournament Semifinal |
W 63–52 | 18–8 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 3, 1989* |
Fairleigh Dickinson NEC Tournament Championship |
W 67–66 | 19–8 |
Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 16, 1989* |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Arizona First Round |
L 60–94 | 21–9 |
BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho | ||||||
References
- "Arizona Quickly Slams the Door on Robert Morris". Los Angeles Times. March 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- "1988-89 Robert Morris Colonials Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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